Duane Rollins1555362254 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I cover a lot of lacrosse in my current job. I came across this today, which made me think of all the "media is out to get us" conspiracy theorists on here. The grass is always greener... From here: http://www.network54.com/Forum/333879/ quote: Well lacrosse fans, I did it. I got it off my chest. I have been a slow burn watching the CBC's love affair with the Toronto FC..........(Footballio Club). This was brewing for a while. When I am out of Canada I try to find National Lacrosse League scores, or articles on the CBC's sport webpage. I would have better luck in finding Tiddleywink competitions. Today, the CBC website took me over the top. The CBC found a town in BC......Comebybucket or whatever, and featured it on their website. A town which is gagga over soccer. Imagine that. A town which is crazy over soccer. Well, fans......here is the letter I wrote in response. There. I got it off my chest, and I feel better already. ________________________________________________________ Congratulations to the CBC, for finding a Canadian soccer community to support its creation of a new Canadian sports myth. Lacrosse as Canada's national sport? Phoo says the CBC. That's yesterday's story. What should it matter that for every town like Comebybucket, Newfoundland where soccer is the big game -that there are dozens of towns where lacrosse is the big game in town. Check out Peterborough, Ontario - where 2,700 sat in on their Laker lacrosse game last week. Check out the fact that Canada produces the best lacrosse players in the world. Players who are actively recruited and who figure prominently among NCAA tier one university lacrosse teams in the USA. Check out the fact that Canada has a history which is steeped in lacrosse. Check out the fact that Parlaiment has called it our national sumemrtime sport. It matters little to the CBC. The website ignores NLL (National Lacrosse League scores and articles). The website ignores Canadian Senior Lacrosse games. As for Television coverage......well, if its a world championship game such as Canada vs America, and the game is on Saturday or Sunday afternoon.........then it might be presented on the tube. We are seeing a national sports myth being driven with two big Canadian cities, Toronto and Vancouver at the helm and the CBC beating the drum. What hurts so painfully, is the fact that my Canada has a tradition and history in lacrosse, and that my radio never leaves the CBC. It seems strange to see your mother having one drink too many and wobbling down the street with her arm wrapped around Gino's waist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Yes well I'm not really surprised that there are nutters & whiners for every sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh1 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 That guy sounds like me trying to get news of Canadian National Baseball teams when they're playing international tourneys. [] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 quote: Check out the fact that Parlaiment has called it our national sumemrtime sport. I suspect this is more for historical reasons (ie first nations played "lacrosse") rather than public interest or participation. In both cases and I'd say soccer > lacrosse. But I agree with Gian-Luca, every sport has it's whiners. In fact people even sometimes whine that hockey doesn't get enough coverage. It's strange but I have found myself listening to the radio on the drive home and saying things like "why aren't they talking about the Canucks?!". With soccer though I guess the contrast with how immensely popular it is in the rest of the world (in the media) kinda gives us "soccer whiners" even more ammunition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Rollins1555362254 Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Gian-Luca Yes well I'm not really surprised that there are nutters & whiners for every sport. Yes, yes there are.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piltdownman Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Who cares about what is the official sport of canada. What does that even mean? Do the MPs need to learn the rules? is it the they play at their MP sunday BBQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktci Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Seriously though. Have you seen the colour of the carpet/floor/playing surface on the lacrosse telecasts? They make it look like crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Mark wins the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by marktci Seriously though. Have you seen the colour of the carpet/floor/playing surface on the lacrosse telecasts? They make it look like crap. [johntv] It's called white balance my friend the Lacrosse media are doing everything they can to ruin our game - marktci they will not be taken seriously until they can fix this problem it only costs $10 to correct i am very upset about this. in Europe the lacrosse turf is a brighter green, very crisp but anyways what do you expect with those yahoos at the star. i will have to talk with them i once had lunch with mary ormsby but now she hates me becuase i like lacrosse - its always been like this but they cannot stop us the beautiful game will become top sport in canada whether they like it or not... [/johntv] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Rollins1555362254 Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 BTW...anyone have a link to the story the guy is talking about in his letter? I can't seem to find a soccer story about Comebybucket, NL (or BC) on the CBC website... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by jpg75 [johntv] It's called white balance my friend the Lacrosse media are doing everything they can to ruin our game - marktci they will not be taken seriously until they can fix this problem it only costs $10 to correct i am very upset about this. in Europe the lacrosse turf is a brighter green, very crisp but anyways what do you expect with those yahoos at the star. i will have to talk with them i once had lunch with mary ormsby but now she hates me becuase i like lacrosse - its always been like this but they cannot stop us the beautiful game will become top sport in canada whether they like it or not... [/johntv] Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john tv Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Come on guys this is silly stuff and diverting this very serious subject. If he has this feeling about lacross I don't think that this way of handling this is very mature at all. let's discuss what he feels and leave that white balance out. I recommend you start a pi... on john tv thread that makes a lot more sense but again leave him out. Capice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Champ Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 quote:Originally posted by MediaGuy BTW...anyone have a link to the story the guy is talking about in his letter? I can't seem to find a soccer story about Comebybucket, NL (or BC) on the CBC website... http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2007/07/04/soccer-day-newfoundland.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Well, when lacrosse runs an international tournament in Canada that sells well over a million tickets and is watched on TV by almost a billion people around the world I think there will be plenty of attention paid it by the CBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Well, when lacrosse runs an international tournament in Canada that sells well over a million tickets and is watched on TV by almost a billion people around the world I think there will be plenty of attention paid it by the CBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massive Attack Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Richard Well, when lacrosse runs an international tournament in Canada that sells well over a million tickets and is watched on TV by almost a billion people around the world I think there will be plenty of attention paid it by the CBC. Agreed. According to a Toronto Star article today, the Austria-Congo match had a rating of 280,000. Those are great numbers for a sporting event. It also proves that all this coverage is warranted. http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/232922 I would really like to see what the numbers have been for the Canada games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 quote:Originally posted by john tv Come on guys this is silly stuff and diverting this very serious subject. If he has this feeling about lacross I don't think that this way of handling this is very mature at all. let's discuss what he feels and leave that white balance out. I recommend you start a pi... on john tv thread that makes a lot more sense but again leave him out. Capice. Sorry John, i couldn't help myself. I see a joke and i have to go for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Massive Attack Agreed. According to a Toronto Star article today, the Austria-Congo match had a rating of 280,000. Those are great numbers for a sporting event. It also proves that all this coverage is warranted. http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/232922 I would really like to see what the numbers have been for the Canada games. Perhaps an email sent to Zelkovich would prompt him to include those numbers in a futre column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Rollins1555362254 Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Massive Attack I don't know about you but I'm kind of hoping that those numbers are about three. Three people watching. Why is it that every time one of this country's soccer teams gets the nation's attention it plays like ass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbailey62 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 quote:Originally posted by MediaGuy Yes, yes there are.... LOL. db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john tv Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Rudi Perhaps an email sent to Zelkovich would prompt him to include those numbers in a futre column. I have been corresponding with Chris over the past 2 years. This was done to ensure that we would get the proper attention. Well he still flunked the test.He is not a soccer guy and in fact he loves baseball. You can call him he is at the Star every day just let him know that we need a lot more exposure on the various soccer games and certainly this tournament. I become old hat and even a pest although he always returns my call or e-mail. He is quite decent that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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